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President Muhammadu Buhari on Tuesday sought the National Assembly’s approval of a fresh loan of $4.1bn and Euro 710million to finance critical projects in the 2021 budget. He also requested the legislature’s nod for a grant of $125million to fund the budget which is being awaited by the National Assembly. …

 Ikeja Magistrates Court on Tuesday ordered that a 41-year-old trader, Oladeji Ojo, be remanded for allegedly raping an 11-year-old girl. The police charged Mr Ojo, who resides in Ajasa Command of Agbado Oke-Odo, Lagos State, with defilement. Magistrate A.O Layinka, who did not take the plea of Mr Ojo, ordered …

Six Nigerians have been designated as terrorism sponsors by the United Arab Emirates. The state-owned news agency, WAM made this known in a report. The country said the listed individuals and entities, including their affiliates, are being monitored. The Nigerians named are Abdurrahaman Ado Musa, Salihu Yusuf Adamu, Bashir Ali …

At no point in its 60-year history has Nigeria’s economy expanded slower than its population for a longer period than between 2015 and 2020, an indictment on President Muhammadu Buhari who has led the country in their time. With data from the National Bureau of Statistics (NBS) showing a 1.9-per …

The Police Command in Zamfara has confirmed that bandits killed an Inspector, Awulu Yahaya, who was serving under Dansadau Police Divisional Headquarters. The state Commissioner of Police, Mr Ayuba Elkanah, said the Inspector was ambushed and killed by the bandits on his way to Gusau, the state capital. According to …

  A police sergeant attached to the State Criminal Investigation and Intelligence Department, Yaba, Lagos State, has shot dead an 18-year-old admission seeker, Monsura Ojuade. The incident happened around 11.30 pm on Friday in the Surulere area of the state. The victim was said to be in front of her …

Five northern states, two south-western states, two south-south states, and one south-eastern state collected a total of N373.84bn of the N836.51bn Value Added Tax allocation available for states in 14 months. This is according to the latest FAAC allocation data available from the National Bureau of Statistics for the months …

Armed bandits have overrun a Nigerian military base in Zamfara,, marking a major setback in the campaign to curb violent crimes across the state. The bandits struck a forward operating base in Mutumji, Dansadau, about 80 kilometres south of the capital Gusau, at about 10:30 a.m. on Saturday, military sources. …

The Police in Imo State have killed three suspected members of Indigenous People of Biafra and arrested two in  Amaifeke, Orlu. The Commissioner of Police, CP Rabiu Hussaini, disclosed this in a statement signed by the spokesperson in the state, Michael Abattam, on Sunday. The commissioner said, “After the diligent …

There are reports that the Nigeria Police Force has barred Uzor Ohiri, the ex-wife of OAP Nedu from tackling him on social media. It would be recalled that Ohiri was invited by the police following a petition by her husband. In a letter of invitation with a reference letter, CR:3000/LSX/D10/Vol.3/71 which …

Nigeria’s former President, Goodluck Ebele Jonathan warned that Nigeria cannot achieve full victory in the fight against insecurity without proper justice. Goodluck Jonathan disclosed this at the public presentation of a research report titled ‘Terrorism and Banditry: The Nexus; conducted by the Goodluck Jonathan Foundation (GJF) on Friday, in Abuja. …

  The Workers at the government-owned refineries were paid a total of N69.07bn last year, even as the plants generated zero revenue as they did not process a single barrel of crude oil. The refineries suffered a combined loss of N108.29bn in 2020, compared to N162.22bn in the previous year, …

The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) has threatened to suspend for at least one year, the foreign exchange operating licenses of banks that indulge malpractices in their dealings with customers. CBN said this in a letter it sent to all banks operating in the country, on Friday. The letter was …

The candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in the Nov. 6 Anambra governorship election, Mr Valentine Ozigbo has described his candidacy as divine, following his re-listing by INEC. Valentine Ozigbo spoke while addressing party faithful in Awka upon his return from Abuja where the Court of Appeal ordered INEC …

 Since the take-off of the ban on September 1 in open grazing law across the Southern states, far in Ondo State, where the State Security Network – Amotekun –  on Thursday arrested three herdsmen and 56 cows for allegedly violating the anti-grazing law. The suspects were arrested at Iwara, a …

Federal government dispute between the Federal Inland Revenue Service and some states over the collection of Value Added Tax seems to be taking a new turn by the day as two more states, Ogun and Akwa Ibom, say they are ready to enact laws that will enable them to collect …

It is not unheard of for men to have more than one wife at the same time with many cultural practices and religions of the world even supporting the habit. However, it comes across as unusual to hear of a woman with multiple husbands. Polyandry is a form of polygamy …

  Tega Dominic-Ajeboh, recently-evicted Big Brother Naija (Shine Ya Eye edition) contestant, has said that she considers herself a prize that every man would want to have by his beside. According to her, all the male housemates in the house liked her. Maintaining that nothing had changed about her relationship …

  A forensics company, Sentinel Forensic Limited, has said bullets expelled from firearms during the #EndSARS protest at Lekki Tollgate in Lagos on October 20, 2020, were from the Nigerian Army. The company’s representative, Joseph Funsho, disclosed this during an appearance before the Judicial Panel of Inquiry and Restitution which sat on …

The Federal High Court has appointed the wife of the late Prophet Temitope Joshua, Mrs Evelyn Joshua, as a trustee of the Synagogue Church of All Nations. According to a statement by the church, Justice Tijjani Ringim gave the judgment on Thursday at the Lagos Judicial Division of the High …